What is the public order act? The Public Order Act became law in early May, after a several months long attempt by the House of Lords to block the legislation failed. The Act is intended to hand new powers to police (because if anyone needs more help, it’s...
The first visible signs of a panicking Tory government’s authoritarian motives are here, in the shape of the Public Order Act – so why is Keir Starmer’s Labour not stamping it out? Now that the Royal dust has somewhat settled post-Coronation, it’s a good time to...
Protests have been back on the rise in Britain in recent years with demonstrations against – among other things – Brexit, the Metropolitan Police, government policy on the climate crisis and the coronation of King Charles. As a result, the government has, perhaps...